Friday, December 30, 2011

Pico Iyer on the joy of quiet

None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism; it’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better — calmer, clearer and happier — than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” - Pico Iyer

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I am searching for someone who smiles when they are working on a computer. So far, none! That means that there are millions of people who aren't smiling during much of heir working day. I talk to my computer just like I used to talk to my golf ball, and it is of no help in either case.John KuhlmanEmeritus Professor of EconomicsUniv. of Missouri

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